Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-05-14
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but for many years IL mas Just held us own,
and has neither increased or diminished.
At present II is town OF about SO inhab-
itants containing two stores, post-office etc.
II Is in the Southern portion of Lawrence
county and ten miles from the Alabama line.
The place was settled about sixty years ago, by
two brothers PANIED Sassums and went by
the name OF Blountsville for several years.
On account OF having.a post-office there the
name OF the town was changed to West
Point, which name 1t has borne for fifty
years.
West Point is one OF the prettiest places for
town l ever saw and at some future time
many rise 10 significance In a commercial
and manufacturing point Of view. 1t is sit
uated on Chisholm creek, one OF the prettiest
and clearest little stream in the country.
Our work is now on an extension OF the
Nashville Il Florence II. r., which will run
through this place, and TO some fine ore beds,
owned by the Messrs. Whitthorne, and
others, two miles North of here. This
''branch" may yet be a link of the great
through line from the Gulf TO the Lakes, or at
least from Florence, Ala, to Henderson, KY.
Whoop up the people on the GAINESVILLE and
Dickson route, and get that connection made,
and GAINESVILLE would have her commerce
border extended far beyond what 1t is now.
She could then compete with Nashville and
Memphis, in all branches of trade.
Beside the vast amount of iron here, a very
fine quality of marble has been found to
exist In every bluffin Lawrence county, and
half the men who own the said bluffs are ex-
pectlng 10 soon he worth their thousands.
One man sold one-half interest In a bluff
a few weeks ago for $1,000 and has another
quarry equally as fine. All kinds, colors and
grades Of marble have been found inside Of
five miles OF this place. I have seen several
bluffs of fine slate on Chisholm, also gray
brown, black, blue, red and notified.
! A notice of West Point, without speaking
Of Chinnubee, would be like speaking o.
New York without Brooklyn, Nashville
without Edgefeld or New providence with
out GAINESVILLE. Chinnubee 10 built on 6
high hill a mile East of here, across the creek
and is really larger than West Point. II II
there the churches are established and tn,
public hal is built. The Methodist and Cum
berlands both have congregations there, ant
a flourishlIig Sunday school is held.
The good templars also have lodge a
Chinnubee, which is now the oldest lodge o
that kind in the State of Tennessee. Many
lodges were organized before this one was
but the one there has never been disorgan
lied from the from the time its charter wa
issued. They have more than fifty member
now, and are taking steps TO have a prohibi
tion lecturer in the field this summer.
Connecting the towns of West Point ant
Chinnubee is O suspension bridge which is
wonderful structure, You can judge by thi
that this country is keeping up with tn
times.
Lawrence county has an immense quantit,
OF fine timber, and it is just now beginning t.
be marketed. Four or Ave large saw mill
are at work in n few miles of here, and
large amount of lumber is shipped ever.
week to Nashville, over the N. q F. r. r. 81
Joseph is the present terminus of this road
and Is quite thriving town. 1t Is eigh
miles southwest from West Point
But the town Ito be- of this whole section
is Wayland Springs, which, ain ante-bellun
days" was noted health resort for hundred
every summer. 1t Is on the line of the roa
we are on, and six miles South of here. Il
olden times q fine hotel, ballroom, stores
nice residences and cottages dotted the hill
around this place. They were all burne
during the dark days of the war. We wer
shown six or seven different kinds of water q
these Springs lately, and some kinds tho
used to run freely are now covered up 4
gravel, for want of attention.
Cotton and corn are both behind time
little, on account OF the late spring. Cut
worms are busy with the corn that has com
out, and the cool nights are favorable &c
them.
Gov. Bob Taylor, and a party of FRIEND
were fishing in Shoal creek, two and a ha
miles from West Point last week. The
catch was very good, we understand. gue'
the Governor was glad to get away from I'll
city for few days, and out of sight and hea
ing of a newspaper. He has been so roughl
handled by the quill drivers of his State thI
am truly "tired" when l see anything abol
him-that is anything to his discredit.
Capt. r. L. Cobb, chief engineer of the l.,
& I. r. r. came in Saturday night He
down on business connected with his ne
road.
This is a very healthy community, al
there are five M. DIS in radius of mil
The most prevalent disease Mt present
spring fever, from which dread malady
have been a sufferer.
PAUL J. WYATT
West Point Tenn Nav O. 'S7